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Men's Junior Asia Cup: Scintillating India outclass Chinese Taipei 16-0

Dilraj Singh top-scored for India with four goals in the high-scoring encounter.

Mens Junior Asia Cup: Scintillating India outclass Chinese Taipei 16-0
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The Indian men's hockey team beat Chinese Taipei 16-0. (Photo credit: Hockey India)

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The Bridge Desk

Updated: 30 Nov 2024 3:01 PM GMT

The Indian junior men's team continued their dominant performance at the Junior Asia Cup as they inundated Chinese Taipei 16-0 in their pool A match in Muscat, Oman on Saturday.

Dilraj Singh (17', 40', 45', 57') starred in the match with four scintillating goals while the Indian defence held sway with goalies Bikramjit Singh and Prince Deep Singh ensuring a clean slate.

Riding on their 3-2 win against a tough opponent like Japan in their previous pool A match, India began with an early attack that fetched a positive outcome.

In only the 7th minute of the match, the team's forwards secured a PC which was finely struck by Yogember Rawat. The early 1-0 lead gave India the right momentum for a high-scoring game.

Though there were no more goals in the first quarter, India Colts showed aggression in the second quarter scoring as many as four goals. It was mercurial forward Dilraj Singh, instrumental in India's performance in the recent Sultan of Johor Cup, who was the cynosure of the team's attack against Chinese Taipei.

He scored the team's second goal in the 17th minute. Sourabh Anand Kushwaha (20', 28') scored twice in this quarter while Rosan Kujur (23') too added to the team's 5-0 lead by half-time.

Rosan Kujur strikes a hat-trick

India continued to demolish the Chinese Taipei's defence with back-to-back goals in the third quarter. They played with pace and relied on short passes to create space in the circle.

They pumped a goal just a minute into the third quarter through Talem Priyobarta's PC. Rosan Kujur scored his second goal in the 32nd minute taking India's lead to a formidable 7-0.

Arshdeep Singh arrived to the party in the 37th minute with a PC goal which was followed by a penalty stroke in the 39th minute by Sharda Nand Tiwari. This took India's lead to 9-0.

The team scored four more goals in this quarter through Dilraj Singh (40', 45'), Rosan Kujur (42') both of whom completed a hat-trick of goals. Arshdeep too added to the scoresheet in the 44th minute giving India a 13-0 lead before entering the last quarter of the match.

The remaining 15 minutes was only a formality with the strikers scoring three more goals taking India's scoreline to an impressive 16-0. Stylish forward Araijeet Singh Hundal entered his name on the score sheet in the 54th minute through a field goal while Dilraj scored his fourth individual goal in the 57th minute while Sourabh Anand too completed his hat-trick with a 58th-minute field goal. This high-scoring win ensured India remained on top of the points table with nine points in pool A.

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